Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-02-25
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The Central Presbyterian" is informed hy
q letter from Atlanta, Ga, that Rev. Dr. e. B.
Stricken will not accept the cbair to which he
has been elected in Columbia Theological
Seminary
Judge James Keith. of Fauquier, was mar
ried IN ST. James church, Warrenton, Feb.
18th 10 Miss Fannie Barksdale Morson daugh-
sasSer of the late Arthur A. Morson of Richmond.
The church was beautifully decorated; over
the chancel was crescent moon of white
roses representing the honey moon, the horns
of which were tipped with silver. There were
eight waiting couples, among whom were
Miss Marie Bruce of Stanton, a cousin of the
bride, dressed in silk null, square neck, silk
corsage. The Maid of Honor was Miss Sallie
Bruce of Staunton, in white tulle with silk
corsage, V shaped, and short sic 9ves. Among
the groomsmen Was Mr.. Leonard Marbury of
Alexandria.
Madame Janish played last week in Rich =
mond. On Thursday night, by invitation,
she attended the Governors reception after
the play was over, many guests there waiting
till she came. She appeared at 11:30 on the
arm of E. G. Stone, her manager, and was
dressed in white satin, entraine, covered with
pearls. The representatives of society gath
cred there, went quite wild over her. While
in Richmond, several persons joined her troupe
professionally. 1t is now playing in Norfolk.
Rev. J. H. Barb of Waynesboro, delivered
Mems Christian Association of Roanoke Col.
lege on Sunday evening last. Rev. V. Stick.
ley, of Middlebrook, Augusta, on Sunday,
Feb. 18th, preached for st. Paul's and LIE.
banon congregations in Shenandoah, and that
night filled the pulpit of the Luther N church
at Strasburg. Rev. James Willis of Staunton,
was in Strasburg last week. Rev. Job Tur.
ner preached to the deaf mutes at Trinity
Episcopal church Norfolk, Sunday night
At the Pythian banquet in Fredericksburg
last week, a movement was initiated to erect
monument of granite to mark the spot near
Spottsylvania G. H., where StonewalI jackson
fell. Rufus B. Merchant of Fredericksburg,
was elected President, and among the local
Directors to advance the subscription are
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss and Capt. I. G.
Morton, of Staunton; Prof. White, of
Lexington; Gen. Jas. 4. Walker, of Wythe-
vile; Rev. JAS P. Smith, of fredericksburg
DR.. Hunter Mcclure, of Richmond, and Capt
Alexander, Leesburg. 1t is hoped the mon
ument will be ready the same day that the
monument is put up where the Union General
Sedgwick fell in the same engagement.
The names SO far mentioned for Superin-
tendent of the new Insane Asylum at Marion
are DR.. Harvey Black of Montgomery, and DR..
s. 9. Gleaves of Wythe; and for first Assis-
tant Physician, DE-. r. J. Preston of Abing
don. There are twenty five applications for
the post of Matron, including five from
Wytheyille and one from Staunton.-
The Asylum will not be open for three
months yet, as the opening is delayed by
waiting for 900 to fit up, the appropria-
ton having been exhausted.
The Harrisonburg esprit of the Valley
says that Mr.. G. Z. McQuaide, the local
editor Of that paper, is lying dangerously i'll
at the residence of his sister, Mrs Wall, in
that town. He is a brother Of Capt John
McQuaide of Stanton.
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